Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 948 acres in South Dakota, in 1992. It was discovered on March 25, 1992, and contained on March 26, 1992. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 948 acres
- Discovered
- March 25, 1992
- Contained
- March 26, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,143 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.817, -101.050.
The record
- Reported final size
- 948 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,143 acres
- Discovered
- March 25, 1992, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 26, 1992, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- South Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Standing Rock Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- SD4571810089019920325
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-323561
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in South Dakota in 19927
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Underwood Fire | 33,000 | Oct 22, 1992 | Human |
| Whiteriver Fire | 5,970 | Sep 26, 1992 | Human |
| Hermosa Fire | 3,734 | Oct 13, 1992 | Human |
| Piyawiconi Fire | 3,500 | Oct 25, 1992 | Human |
| Bitter Creek Fire | 2,443 | Oct 20, 1992 | Human |
| Ridge Runn Fire | 1,705 | Oct 22, 1992 | Human |
| Spring Lk Fire | 1,435 | Apr 30, 1992 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.